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nd centuries of absolute power hung heavy in the

ckwell, the former Lycan King and my father. He swirled the amber

voice a low rumble that vibrated against

ega? You've rejected every highborn female on this continent

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illed across the desk, but he didn't notice. His eyes flared wit

the thought of her. "She's like a cornered animal. If a Lycan approaches her directly, s

his face. He instantly saw the empire-building p

I demanded. "Build an impenetrable firewall around her. Jase Davenpo

ick with dark excitement. "The highest protect

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-a deep, encrypted ping I

m an exclusive Swiss private bank, the kind th

it: $12,000,000.00. Guarantor:

. He must have cashed in some forgotten, obscure family trust to get this. I had assum

illion d

ime in my life, I wasn't a helpless, wolfless Omega

aza Hotel. Next, I wired a massive retainer to an elite private security firm, ordering a 24-ho

ream walls, gilded molding, and the clean scent of fres

n: *Extraction complete. A black Davenport SUV approach

e was already looking for me, but he co

arms around myself. I was physically free, but as the adrenaline faded,

ocument crucial to the stability of several Packs-was still locked in my desk at Da

office, hand over the file, and then I